Part I: Introductory remarks -- 1. Doing quality collaborative research with business -- Part II: Research Models and Processes -- 2. A Framework for Undertaking Conceptual and Empirical Research -- 3. Theory building using abductive search strategies -- 4. Literature Reviews Unleashed:...

This book articulates and interconnects a range of research methods for the investigation of business management processes. It introduces new directions that both recognise the business community as stakeholders in the research process and seek to include them in that process. The book presents...

This paper focuses on the use of qualitative studies in business to business research. It highlights some of the differences and similarities between qualitative methods to illustrate the methodological consequences of choosing one method in preference to another. Three methods are presented:...